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HateAid gGmbH

HateAid

The non-profit organisation HateAid was founded in 2018 and has its headquarters in Berlin.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Digital Fairness Act

23 Oct 2025

HateAid, a human rights organisation combating digital violence and serving as a Trusted Flagger under the DSA, welcomes this initiative and shares its feedback in the attached document.
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Response to Action plan against cyberbullying

29 Sept 2025

HateAid welcomes the European Commissions initiative to tackle cyberbullying and digital violence. Our recent study with the University of Klagenfurt, which surveyed over 3,000 people in Germany, shows that digital violence is widespread. Most children (14 to 17) and young adults (18 to 27) have witnessed online violence, and about a quarter of children and a third of young adults have experienced digital violence themselves. Cyberbullying is particularly common: 69% of young adults experiencing digital violence report prolonged attacks such as insults, threats, harassment, exclusion, and the sharing of personal images or videos. Many face repeated or regular attacks. Digital attacks are different from offline bullying: they can happen around the clock, spread rapidly to wide audiences, and often involve anonymous perpetrators who rarely face consequences. This can lead to anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. Fear of digital violence also leads many young people to self-censor. Women and members of marginalised communities are disproportionately affected, limiting their visibility and free expression online. Digital violence is a systemic problem that requires systemic solutions. HateAid therefore urges the European Commission and national regulators to adopt a comprehensive strategy that includes (1) mandating Safety-by-Design features (e.g., privacy-first defaults, protected inner circles for children, accessible reporting channels, swift removal of harmful content), (2) robust enforcement of existing legislation through independent, well-resourced authorities, (3) a balanced approach to age verification that respects data minimisation, avoids discrimination, and is harmonised across the EU. For full details, please see our attached PDF submission.
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Meeting with Erik Marquardt (Member of the European Parliament) and Germanwatch and

6 Jun 2025 · Austausch im Rahmen eines Events der Europagruppe Grüne

Meeting with Jutta Paulus (Member of the European Parliament) and Amnesty International Limited and

6 Jun 2025 · Delegationsklausur, Treffen mit Interessensverbänden

Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament) and Amnesty International Limited and

6 Jun 2025 · Delegationsklausur

Meeting with Rita Wezenbeek (Director Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

11 Feb 2025 · Opening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA)

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament) and Campact

2 Nov 2024 · Event: Campact anniversary; Die Rolle und Verantwortung von Plattformen und Medien für den Aufstieg der Rechten

Meeting with Sylwia Spurek (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

22 Sept 2023 · Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence

Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament)

12 May 2023 · Hate Speech

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and Reset Tech UK and European Fact-Checking Standards Network

10 May 2023 · Disinformation and foreign interference; Digital services act and the Code of practice

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

24 Nov 2022 · CSO roundtable on gender based violence

Meeting with Frances Fitzgerald (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION and

27 Oct 2022 · Proposal for a Directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

25 Oct 2022 · Gender based violence

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

15 Jul 2022 · DSA.

Meeting with Maite Pagazaurtundúa (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Jun 2022 · Hate speech and hate crimes

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

17 Jun 2022 · Fighting image-based abuse online

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament)

19 May 2022 · Gender-based violence online

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

16 Feb 2022 · DSA

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

20 Jul 2021 · Disinformation